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Offline Colt45

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My very first bow!
« on: March 06, 2009, 12:51:52 am »
I was waiting for glue on my current bow and decided that I should make another bow while waiting. So I made this yesterday from some scraps of juniper i have from my other bow I'm making. Its about 16" long and pull nearly 10#! What do you all think?  :)

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Offline hedgeapple

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2009, 01:00:32 am »
Very cute.  I think you're ready to go "grizzly mouse" hunting.  :)
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Offline Colt45

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2009, 01:05:16 am »
haha well I'm working on my big juniper bow. And it only took me a couple hours. You should see it shoot its crazy fast! I use shishkabobs as arrows  :) think that'd kill one? ha
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Offline JustAim

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2009, 05:46:19 am »
Thats a pretty cool little bow you got there. :D
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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 07:12:21 am »
Cool little bow. :)
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Offline Muina

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 08:10:32 am »
Ace! I made a couple of tiny bows, they're blu-tacked on my bedroom wall :D
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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2009, 08:19:10 am »
Now just scale that effort up 3 or so times and you'll be set! :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 10:01:59 am »
Cool little bow, Colt. Everyone should try these little bows. Same principal as the big ones but you can use scraps.    That bow pulling 10# should shoot a bamboo skewer quite a distance.
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Offline Dane

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2009, 11:31:35 am »
Very nice. Can I borrow it? I spotted a mouse in the garage yesterday. Plan to wrap the handle? Tip overlays would be cool, too. Then you have to make a tiny quiver, and fletch tiny bamboo skewer arrows. Then forge tiny arrowheads, and it never ends. :)
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Offline OldBow

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2009, 12:39:15 pm »
You've got the priniciples nailed-I mean skewered!
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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2009, 02:47:11 pm »
lol nice, quite small but quite nice actually, im surprised it shoots :P good job man
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Offline Colt45

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2009, 03:45:23 pm »
It shoots those little skewers surprisingly fast! I was shocked the first time I shot it. Sticks it to cardboard and everything  :P haha If you sharpened up the arrows it would easily stick a mouse.
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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2009, 04:20:05 pm »
Well, that a pretty nice looking bow. Wonder if theirs such a thing as ant stalking ;D.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2009, 06:39:09 pm »
very cool "little" bow 8)

but i think it needs to bend a liitle more in the fades and the outer limbs look a little stiff too.

but still very sweet
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: My very first bow!
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2009, 07:23:42 pm »
Thanks I'll work on that... it's all finished though so i cant now
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